Groove Pizza

Groove Pizza is a circular rhythm app for creative music making and learning! It connects music creation with math concepts like shapes, angles, and patterns. Debuted at the U.S. Department of Education in 2016, it has received acclaim from the Washington Post, USA Today, and Julian Lennon.

Use pizza "specials," shapes, and toppings to craft grooves. Export as audio or MIDI, or share to Soundtrap, Noteflight, or Flat.io. Explore more via the Flat.io blog.

Launch the Groove Pizza App
Groove Pizza screenshot

Videos

Accessible & Extended Versions

Try the Accessible Groove Pizza, designed with NYU Ability Lab. Use color palettes, audio cues, and keyboard controls.

Explore polyrhythms with Groove Pizzeria, developed by Tyler Bisson as an NYU master’s thesis project. More info here.

History & Credits

Inspired by Ethan Hein's NYU thesis, Groove Pizza was co-developed with Adam November. Original development began in 2015, launching with support from MathScienceMusic.org in 2016.

Credits: Ethan Hein, Adam November, Alex Ruthmann (Concepts); Diana Castro (Design); Kevin Irlen (Software Architecture); Matthew Kaney (Creative Coding); Seth Hillinger (Backend); Marijke Jorritsma, Angela Lau, Harshini Karunaratne, Matt McLean (Testing); Asyrique Thevendran, Jamie Ehrenfeld, Jason Sigal (Support).